Honda Malaysia announced today that has delivered over 2,200 units of the Honda WR-V - the company’s first A-segment SUV, positioned below the Honda HR-V – within one month of its official launch in July 2023. The range-topping RS variant is the most popular variant, accounting for 60 percent of total WR-V sales. The Honda WR-V is now Honda Malaysia's second best selling model after the Honda City. The first customer was Ms. Nurain Binti Mohamad, who took delivery of her car in early August from

While the Perodua Ativa was the only choice for Malaysians looking for an entry-level SUV prior to the introduction of the Honda WR-V, buyers in neighbouring Indonesia have a bit more variety aside from the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky. Despite competition from the Kia Sonet and Nissan Magnite, the Ativa’s donor twins easily outsold them. That is until the WR-V entered the ring and since its global debut back in November, the smallest Honda SUV has swiped the crown held by the Raize/Rocky duo

At a media roundtable interview with Honda Malaysia, the Large Project Leader (LPL), and Assistant LPL for the 2023 Honda WR-V, VP of Sales & Dealer Development, Ms Sunita Prabhakaran revealed that they have received 2,500 bookings for the 2023 Honda WR-V since order books opened on 12-June. When asked if the bookings for the Honda WR-V have affected the sales for the Honda City and City Hatchback, Ms Sunita highlighted that the WR-V draws a different market. “Based on our data, it’s completely

Worldwide deliveries total 221,512 in the first three quarters of 2022 2 percent gain compared to the same period of the previous year Nearly 3:1 ratio of SUV vs sports car sold At the end of Q3 2022, Porsche has delivered 221,512 vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of the year – a 2 percent gain compared to the same period last year. In the sales region Europe and in the German market, Porsche posted the most significant increases in deliveries. The biggest gains were in the sales regio

CKD Porsche Cayenne will be limited to Malaysia, for now Porsche looking to expand their presence within the ASEAN region Exports not ruled out The 2022 Porsche Cayenne is now locally-assembled (CKD) in Malaysia. The luxury SUV from Porsche is now assembled at Sime Darby's facility in Kulim, Kedah. During the launch of the facility, Sime Darby and Porsche were keen to point out that although units that were assembled there are only destined for the domestic market, exports are not ruled out. Spe

While the Proton X50 is coming soon (by October), let's take a look at its recently-launched, quirky cousin - the Lynk & Co. 06. What has the Proton X50 got to do with anything? We hear you ask. Well, Lynk & Co. is part of Geely Auto and as such, the 06 shares the BMA (B-segment Modular Architecture) with the Geely Binyue, which in turn underpins our upcoming X50. It doesn't stop there. The 06 gets a 1.5-litre, turbocharged three-cylinder mill pushing out 177 PS and 255 Nm mated to a 7-speed dua